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B.C. selects nine wind power projects to boost energy supply by eight per cent a year

B.C. selects nine wind power projects to boost energy supply by eight per cent a year

VANCOUVER — British Columbia has given the green light to nine wind energy projects to help power the province's economy and light up 500,000 homes, Premier David Eby said Monday.
Métis National Council elects new president after months of internal turmoil

Métis National Council elects new president after months of internal turmoil

OTTAWA — The Métis National Council says it has elected a new president after months of turmoil that saw the once-united organization splinter and have its legitimacy questioned.
Ontario First Nations mull next steps on child welfare amid various legal opinions

Ontario First Nations mull next steps on child welfare amid various legal opinions

OTTAWA — First Nations leaders are split over next steps after a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform deal with Canada was struck down, prompting differing legal opinions from both sides.
Indigenous Mayans want their sacred cenotes to have personhood status

Indigenous Mayans want their sacred cenotes to have personhood status

HOMUN, Mexico (AP) — A huge poplar tree stands proud in Maribel Ek's courtyard, adorned with a sign that reads: “Florece desde adentro” ("It blooms from within").

Indigenous Mayans want their sacred cenotes to have personhood status

HOMUN, Mexico (AP) — A huge poplar tree stands proud in Maribel Ek's courtyard, adorned with a sign that reads: “Florece desde adentro” ("It blooms from within").
Ottawa is set to spend more than $1 billion on growing N.B.'s clean electricity grid

Ottawa is set to spend more than $1 billion on growing N.B.'s clean electricity grid

DIEPPE, N.B. — Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Ottawa will spend more than $1 billion on growing New Brunswick's clean electricity grid. The federal minister told a media event in Dieppe, N.B.
In once tranquil N.S. town, intimidation in the lobster industry now all too common

In once tranquil N.S. town, intimidation in the lobster industry now all too common

METEGHAN, N.S. — Standing by a bullet hole in his dining room wall, lobster buyer Geoffrey Jobert says such attacks have become an all-too-familiar reality in Nova Scotia's largest fishery. Overnight on Nov.
B.C. minister wants new safety plan for Victoria schools, threatens board removal

B.C. minister wants new safety plan for Victoria schools, threatens board removal

VICTORIA — Greater Victoria's public schools should have a district-wide safety plan in place by the time classes resume in January or School District 61's board of education could be replaced, says Education Minister Lisa Beare, in a showdown over t
Canada's Arctic policy draws on international collaboration to face emerging threats

Canada's Arctic policy draws on international collaboration to face emerging threats

OTTAWA — Canada has unveiled an Arctic foreign policy that commits to increasing domestic and international collaboration to combat emerging foreign threats in the North.
Can Ƶapplead the way in inclusive midwifery?

Can Ƶapplead the way in inclusive midwifery?

Local midwives and BCCNM are working together to build trust and break down barriers.
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